Patient Stories
Roger Boylan
Age: 61
Weight loss: 112 pounds
Occupation: Retired Insurance Industry Manager
Roger Boylan struggled off and on with weight for the past 35 years.
"I never really tried dieting per se, but at one point I did try to make a lifestyle change to lose weight and lost about 25 pounds," said Roger.
But Roger soon learned this lifestyle change was not sustainable and he slowly returned to his old eating habits. "Like most plans you hear about, first you lose weight, and then you gain it back plus some. That's exactly what happened to me," he said.
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Lisa Laughlin
Age: 58
Weight loss: 173 pounds
Occupation: Retired High School Teacher
Lisa Laughlin, a 58-year old retired high school teacher, recalls struggling with her weight since the age of 18. "I've been a yo-yo dieter since college. In 2012, I actually lost 110 pounds, and then gained it all back plus 30 more," said Lisa. "Food was my go-to thing. I ate when I was happy. I ate when I was sad. I ate when I was mad. And that's a lot of eating."
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Ashley Duschek
Age: 38
Weight loss: 140 pounds
Occupation: Special Education Teacher
Ashley Duschek, a 38-year-old special education teacher, tried many diets, and some actually worked for a while. But after having children all that changed and she was never able to lose her excess weight.
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Jessica S.
Age: 36
Weight loss: 150 pounds
Occupation: Teacher's Aide
Jessica remembers always being the bigger girl when growing up. Then in 2018, after the birth of her third child, she experienced pretty severe postpartum depression and that's when she reached her heaviest weight.
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